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wilmington gazette three ooils pcr ik.v published wrrkly uy alluand hall tuesday august 2 1604 cot mi so s9d fliall make ufe ofthe prerogative cenfer redonhtmby the art title n theacl of adoption hall be made in the prefence of the titulars of th high dignities of the empire received by lite fecietary of ftale and immediately tranfmitted tc ihefenaie to be tranferibed upon iis regiilers and de no fit ed among he records when die eni[>':ror delignates either a regent for the mii'oriy.or a prince for the guaidian fhip a minor empufor the fame forma lities are o!*ferved the acts o deligua tion ei'h'.t f'ir a regent for the muio rity or a prince or the guardianthip o 1 minor emperor can lÂ»c n-v.k.'i by he emperor a plenfurc all ads of adoption deftgnation or revocation of defignamon thai fliall not h 1 e been trunf crtiteil in the regifters iff the fenale before the dereafe of the emperor ffaali be nutl anrl of do c:ff st tht umpire ; h m fillers t'.e sccreiaiy i state the daiul civil officers of the crown and the ft.it pjtfijci t of the court ofcalfation to t.ic oath which ih.y uks at the ban is of ihu emperor he re ceive the oa'h of the members of the court ot callation ; ot the prdidents and attor neys-general oi the coiirtj of appeal and of criminal courts ! d piefents ffec d irnn deputations and the members of iht cuurtt admitted to the audience t the lmpcror h figrts and feals the commrftiohs a f brevets ot the members of the courts of jul!ice jfid of the minitterial p>ffiter &.â€¢. 4 1 he arch chancel lor of llate exer cifes thefunctiotis of chancellor in pro militating 1 he treaties of peacc&tft a li.-.nce and declaration ot war he preform to thcemperor a . i frgns the letters 01 cre dence and ceremonial f<>rrcfron<fencc wi.h the rtifft rent courts â€¢>' fetm p di^c-tud ics cording to the forms ot tiic imperial pro tocol ofwlii h he i the lit per h e i prefei t ;*â€¢ the anniu unut in which ih rriniftcr i ex tenor relations gives an ac count to the emperor of the political fi liation of 1 he la e he prefents he am tdrÂ»ilors and mir.iltcr ol the emperor to foreign courts n the oath they take at the lands r>f h i m he ieceivÂ«s th iath of 1 he rcfidents charge d'ciftuirs f c * tetaricsof embally aid ot legattotij ami t crmmiiiary generals ami commirfjriej r commercial relations he preftntsthd xtrjardinary amhaft = , and the frenchk ud forrian ambahadors ami tniniflets 42 the arch treafurer i prÂ«fent al he annual report in which the miniifers '( t'ic finances and of the trealiiry fun ifh 0 the emperor the accounts of rucc : pts ind expenditures uf the date and commuj ieafe their ideas on the exigencies of the inancesot the empire he receives eve vt 1 t.'.re-j months hatements of the labors f the national accountability and every ear the general refu'lt with views of re oriti anil melioration in the different de tirtmentsuf ihe accountability which he la s before the emperof . he audits and ft;ns every year the itilgtr of the public dibr he receives ihe oath ot the mem bers of the national accountability of tffc adminiltrn'ion of finances and of the ptincipal agents of the public treafury 43 thj high cunfbble in prefent at tfa aiiiii report in which the minilleruf wir and the cjiredor of the department of war give an account to the emperor of '!â€¢Â« difpofitions to be taken to complete thefylvem of t!?c defence ot the frontiers ; ai.t the keeping in repairs and providoii ngofthe fortrtfi.es he lays the ftrft t?:ie ot fortified places of which the con ltsjction ic nrdeyed j-ie is governor of hi military fchools vvhen the empe r:r i;i perfon dies not iranfntit the co iturs to ihe corps c>f the army they are to bt tranfmitted to them in his name by theik hghronflable.ln the abfenceoftheempero tlf high conftable infpedls the grand rev vews of the imprrial guard when a gi . niral ot the ainiy is accofed of a crirn â€¢ fptcified in the military code ihe liifj n caiftable may prelide over the council < of wir who is to judge he presents the tnirfhals of the impire the colonels g^r ie ra infpediors generai office r t 11i dh'iieib of i the armief to th^oatr wlich ihey take at ihe hands of he ebiipe roi he receives the oath of the majors chi'fs of battalion and ot fquadron e.f ail thearmies he inftala the trailhi.is of the;cnpire tec 4 the hub admiral is prctent at the anm.l report in whkh the m\n iller of tho inaine gives an account to the emperor of tie late of the naval cunftniftioris of thearfenals and neceirary fnppiies he prclcnts the admirals vice-admirals rear aiiiriral ano captains dc vailteau m.k oath whitli they take at i tie hands ot th emieror lie n-ceives the o<:th of the meiibers of the council ot prizes captarnl ot tr'gates c 45 each titular of omc ot the high dignm ties if the empire prefulcs over the elec tora'collej.cs ot department ths elec toralcollt^e fitting at i3ru!1cls is prefided by tit elcdior ; that at j3<um!eaux by ill arch-chancellor of the empire that a nantes by the arch-chancell r of late ; that at lyons by the arcli-trea fnrenf ihe empire ; that at fenn by tho high conftable ; and ihi st'frf-ilcillcs by ttie h^h admiral 46 iach titulart)f the high jignine of the emjire receives annual v as a flxed falaty fie third part ot the urn allotted to the pinces conformably to the decree of the 2 dec 1790 47 aflatuteof thr emperor regulates th funchons of the titulars of the high dignities t the empire near the empe roi and le'.ennines tneir eoltume in grand title v.â€”o/the high dlgnuiei of the empire 32 the'titulais of the high dignities cf ihe empire are thofeof grind l cdor arch chancellor of the empire arch chancellor of state arch 1 reafurer mighconflame and hig"n admiral 35 the titularsof t he high dignities of t lie empircare itppoin'ed by theiiinperor they partake ot the fame honoi.rs vith the french i'rinces and lake rani imtne tlitf^'v after them the epoih 'â€¢Â» t!,cir reception d lermincs ;' -.- r;i they occupy refpeÂ£^ive'y ">,*. '] he h'gli iligiiiries of tlve empire are pci manent >(,. i he titulars of the high dig 1 ties ot th empire aru senators an.l conifeliors of s'h'r ftatn'es to which his fuccdtbrs are bound to conform themfclves lit the dtrics ni the individual of either fex members of the imperial familv towards the empe ror â€¢ 2d an organization of the imperial pjlare fuitable to the dignity ot the throne an i the greatntfs of the nation 15 the civil i'll remains regulated cl it ti been by the articles i and 4 of the decree of the 26 may 1791 the french primes ofc|>h and louis bonaparte & in fit life the younger ions natural and legintns'e of the emperor bail be trott ed conformably to the articles i 10 12 and 1 of the decres ot theai dc-c 1793 the emperor may fix l!ie dowry ol he ettiprefs aid havb it entered m the civil lilt ; his fucct ifors cai-not in a in any alte ratifiii.i in the'arrangemenis-whii h he hall have miide in thai refpeft r6 tie emperor viliis ihe clepart meni ; in confequence imperial palnces hall be ettablifhed at the tour principal points ot the empire thefe j>a la are defer i her and their dependencies detei â€¢ mined bv a w tit i . f i v . â€” of the r eg en y . 17 the ei-nperor is a minor until the full ape of eighteen ; during his minority lh<rc lull l-e a regent ot ihe empire 18 the regent mufl at lead he tull 25 yesrs of age women are excluded irutu the regency tg thcfrnneror fe'co heregen from among the french princes having atlainerl hcagfl required by he preceding article ; and in their i.cj i from among the titu i31.1 of ihe hit 1 ' d gnities of the empird 20 in default of a notnina'lon on 1 lie pirt of the etnperor the regency is de volved to ihe prince the nearelt i degree according to the hereditary order being full 25 veor ct a^e i if the ernperol not having np piirited ihe regent none ol the french prints arc z yi-a r v of fl^f ihe senaie kail elect the regeiit from among ihe ti tulars of the high dignities ft 1 he empiri . 11 li by reafon ol the minority of the prince called to the'regency in the here ditary order it !â€¢;.:-! been devolved to a more tlillant relut 10:1 or to one 6 h<s n lars of the empire he regent who h,is entered inro its functions continues there - in until the majoiity of the emperor 23 no organic senatus ponftilrutn can'be ilf.ied dnriig the re^frnry ror be fore thcetrl of the third year immediately following t he m j ri<y 24 i : he recent exercifes iintil trie tna j tu y of'tho emperor all the attributes of th imperial dignity hecannot howe vc nominate o the grant dignities o the tii|iire nor to the places rf high offices wiicli may lie found vacant at the epoch ot lie regency or that may i'croni va cant during tho minority ror to u'fe tha pre'ogative referved to ihe emperor of e levating citizen's o the ank f senator â€” he annot difmifs either the tjraud jnd^eor he fecretary of itate 25 he is not personally refponfi ble t>r th aÂ£ls of his adminiltraiion 2d all the aÂ£ls of lie regency are in the ranie of the minor enÂ»pefor 2 the re.;cut pfopofes no ptojecl of law ir ot enatus and adopts no regulations ot pubic adminiltration un til ater having taken advice of tiie conn cil otrc^ency c^n>pÂ«''"r i of the litujarsof the hijh dignhiesot the empire hecan not mike war t">r fign trca ies of ptu^e ailiano or commerce till jlttr its having been tkliberated in ht council of regency whofe members i this cafe only t havo 3 deliberative vo:ce the deliberation takes lace by a majority of voicei â€¢ ami if there is an eijua divifion it is deter mined iy the vote ot the regent the mi uifter of exteriir relatio is is td take ins feat atthccuuicil of regency when thecotincil deliberates upon tubjects rela tive to his department the grand judl'e minifler of jullii'e,may be called therein bv ordcrot ihe regjnt the fecietary ot hate keeps the regiler of the deliberaiions 28 ihe regei cy confers no r ght oji lie peiftrnofthe trinor emperor 29 the falary if ihe regent is fixed at one foirth part ofthe civil lilt 30 i'hc gnaniarlliip ot the mino rmperjr is entruted to his mother and in dl-irnlt to ih jrinre appointed for that purpnfc by the predecelfor of the minor e'npcinr in icfault of the mother ol the minor emperor or of a prince named by the emperor the fenate entrufll the guardian jhip ofthe tninbr emperor to one cf the titnljiv yf iiif hijjh dignities oi the lnpire ihe guardianfhip of the miii"i efpj'ctor inall not be entnillcd 10 ihe ke^uit and his defcendants nor to women 31 la cafe tlat napoleon bonaparte 56 they four the grand coimcil of tin emperor they are members of the privy council ; they compofe the grand council of the lfj on i honour ihe preft-nl members of ihe graml council of rbe legion of honour prefer^e 1 tiring life 1 heir ti.'.es function and preroga tive 37 the emperor pretirfes in trc s r:ite and council r;t state when the emperor does not prefmein i'hesenate or s'ale council lie appoints one of the ti tulars oi the high dignities of the empire who ]â€¢â– to prefide 38 ail the u4tsof the sfr.atc r.n.i ct the legislative body are iltucclin the name of the eiiiperor and promulgated or pub lillied under th imperial sea 30 the grand eleclur perfdrtfis ilic ftr.ictiotis of chancellor 1 lit in convo king the legiflative body ihe electoral colleges and the diftrictt aftemblies ; 2 in promulgating iho senatus cop.fui tuin for diffblving either the legiiljtive bnrly or the electoral colleges the g land elector prc!:;!es in the abfunce of 1 he emperor when tlv sc:ia'e proceeds in the nomination of senator leg^fla tois ortribunesi he mav relideinthe pn'ace ofthe senate he lays before the r.nporor the remouttrancei made l>y lic ectloral co r by iho liiptiitll aitemblics for the prefirvatirfn of lvir pri v iplv "â– when a member of an elec toralcollege is denounced conformably to the art ?. 1 il , it the < organic senatus con fmlttm it the i6h thermidor year io as hiving comiuitied any ad icntrury to honcur or iho good ofthe country the grand elt:<fl(>r invites the college to mj nilel it will he reports iho will of the college to the emperor the irand elector prefents the members of ihe se nate of the council of sta'e of 1 he le giflative body and of the tribunal to take the o h ai the hands ofthe emperor he admiuiiters the oath to ihu i'relitleius o the electoral colleges of department of iitri:t alfemb.'ies he prefents t!ie fo lemn deputation of the senate t-he coun cil of state the le^iilative budy thetrt luinate and the electoral colleges wheci admitted to an audience ot tii e u ucror frf.nc1i empire parij june 2 organic sen t atus consultus napoleon by the race of god and by the j coaftuution ol the irpublic emperor uf the fiencii 10 ii pic'ciit and to comr â€” litcy the stria c after ha ng heard the nraiori of the council ol sine hit decreed and we order nl tallows : ktritt fiom the r-v 1 '"' ol the confeivtlive senate i the 8th it'ioieal y<r ta the cinfervative jenite uniird to the ni'mbrrof memberi prefcubed by the artitle xc nt the conltim tioii hiving leen the pr.ij-tl of the ssnatui cu'ifulilll rc^illeie.l in tha form rti|med by the article lvli nf â– he orgiuic senalm conlultui of tne date ul the io.li tht nidiir vsÂ»r to alter having in rd on the mo livel of the fi'd proj-tt tin oraton ol the government nd the report ol ita ipecial commillii nam:d in the fitting ol the a<uhof tmi month the adoption b ving bre dci.bcriini upon by the number ot voicei pie imbed by attic e i vi ol the organic nenttui cin fultai nf tin isih tii rm dor tear to jecure n lol title first art i the government of the repub lic ili.iil be entruued to an emperor who aftumes the title of emperor ofthe french ' jultice hall be admmiliered in the name ot the emperor by orxccrs whom heap points i napomion bon-apabte now the firfl c(Â«nful gt the republic is empe ror ot the french title 11 â‚¬'/ hrhagc '' 3 ti'e imperial dignity is hereditary in the direct natural and legitimate de ' feent of napoleon ponaparte from male | to male by < her ot primogeniture and to the perpetual excluiion o females and their defcer.t 4 napoleon b mapartc m.iv adopt the children or grandchildren f his bribers provided they lave attained to h a^c ot eighteen year complete and tb-'t hi him felt has no male heirs at the time ot adop tion his adapted fons enter into the line of his direct defcent if ho has at>v i m:>lc children p<illerior to adoption his p ! lipted fons car fuccecd only atter the nj tnra and legitimate ctefcendants adop tion is interdutdd to the fuccehbrs ot na poleon bonaparte and to their defcendants c in defaul'of a natural or legitimate jieir or adopter herr of napoleon bona parte th imperial dignity hall devolve to and he conferred on joicpl bonapane and his natural aid legitimate defcend ants in order of primogeniture to the per jistual cxclufion of females and their de tcendantt 6 in default of jofeph bonaparte and liis male dcfccndanti the imperial digui j ty hall devolve to and fee conferred on i luiis bonaparte and his natural and le j intimate defcei tlants in the order ot pri im^cnjure from male to male and to j the perpetual excltifioii ot females and i their defendants 7 in default of l natural and legiti mate heir or adopted heir of napoleon bonaparte aivl in default ot a natural or j legitimate heir ui jofeph ir'naparte and us mile defcendant and ot l'Â»uis bona parte and his male defendants an organ ic senatus condittom propofed to the f naie hy the titulars of the ir^h dignita ries ot the empire and fu omitted to the acceptance of ihe people ihill nominate the emperor and regulate in his family the order of heritage fmtn ma'e to male to the pcrpetiw exclulion ot tetmles and their defcendants 8 uniil the moment of the election of ! the new emperor the affairs ot the uate fh/1 he governed by the minifters who hall form in council the government and who hall deliberate by a majority ot voi ces the fecreiary of liate hall keep a journal ot r ne deliberations title iii â€” of the imperial family q the members of the imperial fail i j ly in the order of fucceffion alfume th title of fr'r en:h princes the elded fon of the emperor takes ihat ot imperial prince lo a scnatus confultum regu atei the mode tjr the education of t:i french princes h they are members of the sena'e cf the covir.cil sf state when they attain their eighieett.'h year 12 they cannoi marry wit out the authorization of the emperor t he mar ria ot a french prince made without the authorization of the emperor carries with it privation of all rights to the in heritage as well tor him who has con trade.i r as f'r his defce ndants howe ver if there cxvt no iltue from that mar riage and it fhcu'd be diflolved the prince who had contracted it recovers his rights to the inherit aice 13 the acis which teflify the birth mauiagci and icathsot ihr imperial timi 1 v are tranfmiied by an order of the â– emperor to tie senate who order the 1 tranfcripiion otii upon their regiliers jnd j the depoftt in irr archives j4 napoleoi lioiiauartc iftablifiiei by ' 40 the arch chancellor of tb em pire excrcifel the functions ot chancel lor-in promulgating the organic senatoi conftiuum and ihe law t he liktwifc exercile ihofe ofchanr.clloc pf the impe rial i'aiuce he is i 1 relent ai the annual report in which th/j grand judg minit lerot juflicegivrs an account to the e>n pcror ot iheahufel that may have found their way in tde adminiftration of juf jc either civil or criminsl he | re lides over the high imperial court and o ver the united ircvioni ot the council of itate and ot the tribunal conformably to the scnatus confultum he is prefent at the celebration of marriates an<l at the birth of the prince ; at the coronation and the obfequies ofthe emperor he li^ns the prices verb 4 drawn up by the ecfc'a ty ot halt tie prefenti the titular of

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wilmington gazette three ooils pcr ik.v published wrrkly uy alluand hall tuesday august 2 1604 cot mi so s9d fliall make ufe ofthe prerogative cenfer redonhtmby the art title n theacl of adoption hall be made in the prefence of the titulars of th high dignities of the empire received by lite fecietary of ftale and immediately tranfmitted tc ihefenaie to be tranferibed upon iis regiilers and de no fit ed among he records when die eni[>':ror delignates either a regent for the mii'oriy.or a prince for the guaidian fhip a minor empufor the fame forma lities are o!*ferved the acts o deligua tion ei'h'.t f'ir a regent for the muio rity or a prince or the guardianthip o 1 minor emperor can lÂ»c n-v.k.'i by he emperor a plenfurc all ads of adoption deftgnation or revocation of defignamon thai fliall not h 1 e been trunf crtiteil in the regifters iff the fenale before the dereafe of the emperor ffaali be nutl anrl of do c:ff st tht umpire ; h m fillers t'.e sccreiaiy i state the daiul civil officers of the crown and the ft.it pjtfijci t of the court ofcalfation to t.ic oath which ih.y uks at the ban is of ihu emperor he re ceive the oa'h of the members of the court ot callation ; ot the prdidents and attor neys-general oi the coiirtj of appeal and of criminal courts ! d piefents ffec d irnn deputations and the members of iht cuurtt admitted to the audience t the lmpcror h figrts and feals the commrftiohs a f brevets ot the members of the courts of jul!ice jfid of the minitterial p>ffiter &.â€¢. 4 1 he arch chancel lor of llate exer cifes thefunctiotis of chancellor in pro militating 1 he treaties of peacc&tft a li.-.nce and declaration ot war he preform to thcemperor a . i frgns the letters 01 cre dence and ceremonial f<>rrcfron' fetm p di^c-tud ics cording to the forms ot tiic imperial pro tocol ofwlii h he i the lit per h e i prefei t ;*â€¢ the anniu unut in which ih rriniftcr i ex tenor relations gives an ac count to the emperor of the political fi liation of 1 he la e he prefents he am tdrÂ»ilors and mir.iltcr ol the emperor to foreign courts n the oath they take at the lands r>f h i m he ieceivÂ«s th iath of 1 he rcfidents charge d'ciftuirs f c * tetaricsof embally aid ot legattotij ami t crmmiiiary generals ami commirfjriej r commercial relations he preftntsthd xtrjardinary amhaft = , and the frenchk ud forrian ambahadors ami tniniflets 42 the arch treafurer i prÂ«fent al he annual report in which the miniifers '( t'ic finances and of the trealiiry fun ifh 0 the emperor the accounts of rucc : pts ind expenditures uf the date and commuj ieafe their ideas on the exigencies of the inancesot the empire he receives eve vt 1 t.'.re-j months hatements of the labors f the national accountability and every ear the general refu'lt with views of re oriti anil melioration in the different de tirtmentsuf ihe accountability which he la s before the emperof . he audits and ft;ns every year the itilgtr of the public dibr he receives ihe oath ot the mem bers of the national accountability of tffc adminiltrn'ion of finances and of the ptincipal agents of the public treafury 43 thj high cunfbble in prefent at tfa aiiiii report in which the minilleruf wir and the cjiredor of the department of war give an account to the emperor of '!â€¢Â« difpofitions to be taken to complete thefylvem of t!?c defence ot the frontiers ; ai.t the keeping in repairs and providoii ngofthe fortrtfi.es he lays the ftrft t?:ie ot fortified places of which the con ltsjction ic nrdeyed j-ie is governor of hi military fchools vvhen the empe r:r i;i perfon dies not iranfntit the co iturs to ihe corps c>f the army they are to bt tranfmitted to them in his name by theik hghronflable.ln the abfenceoftheempero tlf high conftable infpedls the grand rev vews of the imprrial guard when a gi . niral ot the ainiy is accofed of a crirn â€¢ fptcified in the military code ihe liifj n caiftable may prelide over the council < of wir who is to judge he presents the tnirfhals of the impire the colonels g^r ie ra infpediors generai office r t 11i dh'iieib of i the armief to th^oatr wlich ihey take at ihe hands of he ebiipe roi he receives the oath of the majors chi'fs of battalion and ot fquadron e.f ail thearmies he inftala the trailhi.is of the;cnpire tec 4 the hub admiral is prctent at the anm.l report in whkh the m\n iller of tho inaine gives an account to the emperor of tie late of the naval cunftniftioris of thearfenals and neceirary fnppiies he prclcnts the admirals vice-admirals rear aiiiriral ano captains dc vailteau m.k oath whitli they take at i tie hands ot th emieror lie n-ceives the o,*. '] he h'gli iligiiiries of tlve empire are pci manent >(,. i he titulars of the high dig 1 ties ot th empire aru senators an.l conifeliors of s'h'r ftatn'es to which his fuccdtbrs are bound to conform themfclves lit the dtrics ni the individual of either fex members of the imperial familv towards the empe ror â€¢ 2d an organization of the imperial pjlare fuitable to the dignity ot the throne an i the greatntfs of the nation 15 the civil i'll remains regulated cl it ti been by the articles i and 4 of the decree of the 26 may 1791 the french primes ofc|>h and louis bonaparte & in fit life the younger ions natural and legintns'e of the emperor bail be trott ed conformably to the articles i 10 12 and 1 of the decres ot theai dc-c 1793 the emperor may fix l!ie dowry ol he ettiprefs aid havb it entered m the civil lilt ; his fucct ifors cai-not in a in any alte ratifiii.i in the'arrangemenis-whii h he hall have miide in thai refpeft r6 tie emperor viliis ihe clepart meni ; in confequence imperial palnces hall be ettablifhed at the tour principal points ot the empire thefe j>a la are defer i her and their dependencies detei â€¢ mined bv a w tit i . f i v . â€” of the r eg en y . 17 the ei-nperor is a minor until the full ape of eighteen ; during his minority lhr th aÂ£ls of his adminiltraiion 2d all the aÂ£ls of lie regency are in the ranie of the minor enÂ»pefor 2 the re.;cut pfopofes no ptojecl of law ir ot enatus and adopts no regulations ot pubic adminiltration un til ater having taken advice of tiie conn cil otrc^ency c^n>pÂ«''"r i of the litujarsof the hijh dignhiesot the empire hecan not mike war t">r fign trca ies of ptu^e ailiano or commerce till jlttr its having been tkliberated in ht council of regency whofe members i this cafe only t havo 3 deliberative vo:ce the deliberation takes lace by a majority of voicei â€¢ ami if there is an eijua divifion it is deter mined iy the vote ot the regent the mi uifter of exteriir relatio is is td take ins feat atthccuuicil of regency when thecotincil deliberates upon tubjects rela tive to his department the grand judl'e minifler of jullii'e,may be called therein bv ordcrot ihe regjnt the fecietary ot hate keeps the regiler of the deliberaiions 28 ihe regei cy confers no r ght oji lie peiftrnofthe trinor emperor 29 the falary if ihe regent is fixed at one foirth part ofthe civil lilt 30 i'hc gnaniarlliip ot the mino rmperjr is entruted to his mother and in dl-irnlt to ih jrinre appointed for that purpnfc by the predecelfor of the minor e'npcinr in icfault of the mother ol the minor emperor or of a prince named by the emperor the fenate entrufll the guardian jhip ofthe tninbr emperor to one cf the titnljiv yf iiif hijjh dignities oi the lnpire ihe guardianfhip of the miii"i efpj'ctor inall not be entnillcd 10 ihe ke^uit and his defcendants nor to women 31 la cafe tlat napoleon bonaparte 56 they four the grand coimcil of tin emperor they are members of the privy council ; they compofe the grand council of the lfj on i honour ihe preft-nl members of ihe graml council of rbe legion of honour prefer^e 1 tiring life 1 heir ti.'.es function and preroga tive 37 the emperor pretirfes in trc s r:ite and council r;t state when the emperor does not prefmein i'hesenate or s'ale council lie appoints one of the ti tulars oi the high dignities of the empire who ]â€¢â– to prefide 38 ail the u4tsof the sfr.atc r.n.i ct the legislative body are iltucclin the name of the eiiiperor and promulgated or pub lillied under th imperial sea 30 the grand eleclur perfdrtfis ilic ftr.ictiotis of chancellor 1 lit in convo king the legiflative body ihe electoral colleges and the diftrictt aftemblies ; 2 in promulgating iho senatus cop.fui tuin for diffblving either the legiiljtive bnrly or the electoral colleges the g land elector prc!:;!es in the abfunce of 1 he emperor when tlv sc:ia'e proceeds in the nomination of senator leg^fla tois ortribunesi he mav relideinthe pn'ace ofthe senate he lays before the r.nporor the remouttrancei made l>y lic ectloral co r by iho liiptiitll aitemblics for the prefirvatirfn of lvir pri v iplv "â– when a member of an elec toralcollege is denounced conformably to the art ?. 1 il , it the < organic senatus con fmlttm it the i6h thermidor year io as hiving comiuitied any ad icntrury to honcur or iho good ofthe country the grand elt:r invites the college to mj nilel it will he reports iho will of the college to the emperor the irand elector prefents the members of ihe se nate of the council of sta'e of 1 he le giflative body and of the tribunal to take the o h ai the hands ofthe emperor he admiuiiters the oath to ihu i'relitleius o the electoral colleges of department of iitri:t alfemb.'ies he prefents t!ie fo lemn deputation of the senate t-he coun cil of state the le^iilative budy thetrt luinate and the electoral colleges wheci admitted to an audience ot tii e u ucror frf.nc1i empire parij june 2 organic sen t atus consultus napoleon by the race of god and by the j coaftuution ol the irpublic emperor uf the fiencii 10 ii pic'ciit and to comr â€” litcy the stria c after ha ng heard the nraiori of the council ol sine hit decreed and we order nl tallows : ktritt fiom the r-v 1 '"' ol the confeivtlive senate i the 8th it'ioieal yv i m:>lc children pn pcror ot iheahufel that may have found their way in tde adminiftration of juf jc either civil or criminsl he | re lides over the high imperial court and o ver the united ircvioni ot the council of itate and ot the tribunal conformably to the scnatus confultum he is prefent at the celebration of marriates an